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1880 agreement to construct a new central terminal that would serve as the birth of today ’ s Union Station .
The impressive terminal topped by a 128-foot tower opened the following year four blocks northwest of the town center as the largest structure in the West . Passenger service dominated the central Great Hall while the building ’ s wings were occupied by baggage and
Denver ’ s Union Station is an especially impressive sight after the sun sets in the Mile High City .
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